Nuclear Energy

Designed for engineers and scientists, this master's degree takes a year of full-time study and prepares students to play a part in generating electricity from nuclear sources, a field tied to climate goals and secure energy supply. It was created within the Department of Engineering, working with the Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre. Hands-on technical learning sits next to study of the policy setting in which the industry operates. The structure is adaptable: some students stay close to engineering, while others pick options that lean to policy matters, economics, management or financial topics, shaping the degree around their own background and aims. This spread of choices mirrors the varied roles the nuclear workforce needs, from hands-on technical posts to strategic ones. By the end, graduates hold a rigorous grounding in the technology of nuclear energy and a clear picture of the political and regulatory landscape around it, which prepares them for work in the sector.